Here are some inital thoughts at the first test build of the upgraded Microsoft hypervisor server shows improved migration, upgraded Hyper-V Manager and new VM versions.

• Hyper-V host (I'm opting for a full server install, and leaving 2GB RAM/80GB HDD space unallocated to the VM's for the host. Assuming 1 core just for the sake of providing a # for total cores ...

Upgrading a Hyper-V server from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2 is a three-step process. In this article, I want to discuss the three steps involved.

One area Hyper-V 2016 may not improve is VM performance. In fact, my Sandra benchmark tests of a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine on Hyper-V 2012 R2 versus Hyper-V 2016 indicate a step ...

Microsoft has made Hyper-V Server 2019, which it first released last fall, available on its Evaluation Center and plans to deliver it to Visual Studio Subscription customers by June 19.

So what makes me think Hyper-V is ready to make a significant move in the rankings? Well, there will be significant enhancements in Windows 8 Server. These may not surpass VMware’s functionality ...

With the release of its updated standalone Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 product, Microsoft claims to [finally] have a hypervisor to match that of market leader VMware. Moreover, by bundling newly added ...

With the release of Windows Server 2012 yesterday, Microsoft significantly updated its Hyper-V virtualization platform. Available both as part of Server 2012 and as a free (as in beer) standalone ...

Microsoft's first service pack for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, the company's standalone server virtualization solution, includes the same two features highlighted with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server ...

Hyper-V Replica, one of many operational and performance improvements to Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012, allows users to replicate virtual machines over slow, unreliable network links.

Hyper-V supports paravirtualized Linux guest OSes such as Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10. Hyper-V also supports paravirtualization via virtualization-aware virtual devices. Note that ...